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Finding the right doctor for my sensitive skin has often felt like going fishing in an ocean that seems bottomless and murky. I’m putting the line out hoping to catch...

There is a lot about living with atopic dermatitis that is difficult to manage. It’s not just the eczema itself that sucks, it’s everything that it influences and impacts. Sometimes...

This giveaway is now closed! Thank you to everyone who participated! October is Eczema Awareness Month! This year, we are focusing on bringing awareness to eczema flare care. Coping with...

Managing eczema is exhausting in many ways – emotionally, physically, and mentally. Even on lighter days, we're still running surveillance, constantly alert to what might trigger a flare or handling...

As I sat in my seat on the plane and watched the stewardess push the snack and beverage cart down the aisle, I didn’t have to wait for her to...

Eczema is a skin condition that can affect people of all ages. It causes the skin to become itchy, red, and inflamed. For some, eczema is a mild nuisance. For...

Finding the right essential oils has been a very useful tool for me to use for my eczema care and treatment. While every eczema warrior will have their own, individual...

My late holiday starts in October. Fuerteventura, cheers! Mine's a pint! Of water. My goal, to rid my usual issue — eczema. The bane of my existence. You think you’ve...

I honestly believe that the tools we use in skincare can be just as important as the products we use with them. One of my favorite tools I’ve ever used...

Living with eczema and/or TSW (topical steroid withdrawal) oftentimes feels like trying to navigate in a storm that never seems to end. The ongoing itching, red and burning skin, lack...

In the past, traveling meant lugging lots of heavy tubes and tubs of medications and moisturizers and other products related to my skin with me, making my luggage heavy! Nowadays...

Developing a skincare routine with sensitive, irritated skin has been quite the journey for me over the past 35 years of living with eczema. I went from purely getting all...

If you’ve been reading my articles for a while you know that I usually like to regale you with tales of my skincare experimentation, or anecdotes from my life relating...

For years, eczema patients only had so many options for treatments. Now, we are overwhelmed with new medications with strange names and unforeseeable futures. It's difficult understanding what is for...

Eczema has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. The cycles of scratching and itching, red and flaky patches, and all the other uncomfortable...

I don’t know about you guys, but this summer has brought the most intense seasonal allergies. I have struggled with sniffles, sneezing, itchy mouth, itchy eyes, and extreme fatigue. My...

Normally when you send your kid off to school on their first day it gives you tears as your baby is now going to big school. But for me it...

I have been doing well in recent months in terms of keeping on top of my asthma and eczema. However, the summer is in full flight here and this always...

When you think of vacation, what comes to mind? Perhaps a new place or somewhere warm with beautiful beaches or mountains. Or maybe it’s special bonding time with family or...

Having a painful condition that you cannot hide from the public can be a very agonizing experience full of shame and guilt. It is an experience we eczema warriors wish...